LAD #23: The Populist Party Platform

The Populist Party Platform

This party was all started because of the big business and laissez faire government. This is because this created the major gap between the rich and the poor. This gap proved important the party because one of the main ideas of it was the idea that silver should be added back into the money system. This silver was very important for the farmers so many of the poor farmers were more in favor of this party. The party had three main goals or ideas. One, that a permanent labor union would be provided for all workers. Two, there could be no industrial giants whom would take the employees money for them selves. And three, the railroads would be made property of the people by being under government control rather than business. They also believe they will create a graduated income tax, improve transportation, repossess the land of the big businesses to the government for the people. And then the platform ended with a list of Sentiments demanding the government, big businesses to do things and that the people must get sympathy from them.

LAD #24: Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech

Bryans Cross of Gold Speech

This was one of the most important speeches in America and was given by a great speaker named William Jennings Bryan. It was at the 1896 Democratic National Convention. In this speech he talked highly of the use of gold and silver in thebacking of the nations currency, known as bimettalism. He then explained that this would help the farmers because having only gold made it so that there was less money circulating since gold meant more. But if there was silver, it is worth less than gold, therefore more money in circulation. This would help farmers and others get out of debt and reduce the deflation happening at the time. Bryan viewed himself as a supporter of the western interests, and the people he was speaking too believed and supported what he was saying because they were being soo loud. Yet although his great speech, he lost the nomination for presidency in this election. 

LAD #22: McKinley's War Message

McKinley's War Message

McKinleys War Message was all started because of the way the Spanish were treating the Cubans. The war and struggle was going on there and America decided it was time to intervene and help the Cubans. The Americans were so intrigued in declaring war on spain that they did not even listen to the Spanish who were starting to settle the dispute. This is where his message came in. Before Congress was able to declare war, McKinley gives a speech. He starts off with three reasons why America should be involved including problems with immigrants. Then he talks about the role America could take in it by either becoming neutral or helpful to both sides or choosing an ally. He says we should go in as a neutral party because these problems are affecting the whole world because of trade and neighboring countries interfering. There is also the reason of the shipping of the USS Maine. This speech was finished with him allowing Congress to declare war if necessary but he says that Spain would most likely come to an agreement with the U.S. Congress ignored this and war was declared 5 days later. 

LAD #21: Canegie's Gospel of Wealth

Canegie's Gospel of Wealth

Andrew Carmegie was a successful buisness man who came up with the idea of the "gospel of wealth" and his fortune he gained off of this was put to many different funding projects. Today, the difference between the wealthy and the rich can be much easier seen than that of the past because today the houses, clothing, and materials are much different. He believes that the aim of people should be competence which is when one can maintain comfortable maintenance and education for the family instead of wealth. The wealth seen in the world is generally from either being passed on by generations, or administered by those who have money to you. Another thing cam about was that people should and would leave money while at death and that this money would not be recieved used or cycled until their death came. The rich would also be taxed at death so in order to avoid this many rich would try to administer their money while alive.
      This new way showed that the people that would get the money throughout the life in small bits by the rich seperating would not be nearly as helpful as if the money was distributed for public purposes. And so it was thought that giving money to the community of man would work better because they would know what would benefit the community more than the individuals having it for themselves to use.

LAD #20: Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation Proclamation

The first part of this document declares the freedom of all slaves within any state and that these persons rights shall be withheld within the military and naval authority as well as the rest of the people. this is a promise to all slaves and they shall no longer be worried about being suppressed in rebellions due to being a slave nor held back by the executive branch. This promise would begin on the first of January in 1863. But this document only works for those states and areas that are under rebellion and that if a state wanted to declare themselves not in a rebellion, representatives would have to prove this to congress including those like Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and others. He then encouraged slaves to find jobs and this would make people pay them properly and allow them to join the Army. He approves this letter with the seal of the United States to be put into place.

LAD #19: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

At first Lincoln starts out his speech by talking about how he feels that this address is not nearly as important as his first since he is more just continuing his plans and ideas rather than starting new ones since he is the same person and has the same ideas as before. He then talks about why the civil war started. He believed that since the nation was divided,  it started because although he believed the union could be spared without war, others would not settle for the saving of the union without the war. Therefore the war had to happen. He believes the cause of the war was also that all of the slaves (1/8 the pop) were mostly in the south. But although some people wanted this war, neither side expected it to be as bad and long as it was.He then talks about God's role in the war and how people would pray for help but he could not answer either side because they all had the same beliefs of him and it was over the issue of slavery. He sums it up by saying that the God and him want to care for the nation and let it achieve unity and peace within it.

LAD # 18: Dred Scott Decision

Dred Scott Decision

In this case, a judge had came up with a majority vote yet his decision was not actually the majority, because of this a new judge, Taney, was decided to come up with many different outcomes for the case and the jury would decide along with Taney. On the day of the reading of the answer, Taney stated that as having Negros ancestors come into this country and sold as slaves, the generations to follow even those whom are free, cannot be considered a citizen of the United States, therefore they do not have the rights of a citizen. Without these rights Scott, being a negro, could not sue in federal court. This then brought his attention to the Missouri Compromise and if this was constitutional. He declared that in every part of the United States, life, liberty, and property, is given to citizens so to have declared territory unable to contain slaves, this cannot be constitutional since if someone decides to pick up and move to this new territory, these slaves are still their property so in the constitution they should be allowed to have their slaves there, therefore declaring the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. Then last he went back to this particular case and declared that since Scott was from Missouri, he was still a slave even though he had been living in the free state of Illinois. So the ruling in favor of Sanford was kept.